Dun dun dun dun dun dun SHARK WEEK!

Hey all! So I'm aware I have just missed shark week but having seen lots of lovely shark themed nail art over the last week I couldn't resist adding some of my own. I was inspired by Happily Polished on Instagram to try this grey shark look. I've always gravitated towards doing shark nails on blue. Looking at it now it seems obvious to do grey shark nails but I hadn't thought of it and I like it!

I started with a base of grey on my index and little fingernails and silver on the rest. I then added a sprinkling of silver glitter over the grey nails. While this was drying I used a multi-shark image from Uber Chic's Just Beachy stamping plate to add a white shark pattern on my thumb and ring fingernails. I used the same plate to layer up a toothy shark image, and then used a dotting tool to add eyes. The contrast isn't strong but I'm glad it's enough to be visible.

In conclusion I rather like these, I'm glad I got the eye placement right and am enjoying the various elements of the look. Chomp chomp!

Colours used: Grey - Barry M, Diamond Glitter - Barry M, Silver Lining - Barry M, Black Stamping Polish - Dance Legend, White Stamping Polish - Rainbow Connection

Live Every Week Like It's Shark Week!

Hi all, and happy almost shark week! I haven't actually done shark week nail art before, and these images are the main reason I bought the new UberChic Just Beachy stamping plate, so when this came up as part of the Dimension Nails challenge on Instagram it seemed like the perfect time! I am having a month off from the Glam Nails Challenge prompts to focus on my growing nail art ideas list, but this Dimension Nails one only has four prompts so I think it's do-able, and I love the prompts! I am tempted to do two or three of the Glam Nails Challenge ones too but we shall see, clearly I am hooked!

I started this look with a peel off base due to the glitter, and then added aqua glitter (colours listed below pictures) on my thumb and little finger nails, and silver glitter on the rest. There was no advanced stamping on this occasion due to the handy layered images on the Just Beachy plate, so I stamped the images directly onto my nails, and on my middle finger I layered up some sheer blue over the sharks, before adding the image again at a different angle, and adding one more layer of blue. This was to give the illusion that there are more sharks swimming deeper in the water, and was something I have been super keen to do since I ordered this plate.

I was a bit all over the place with image directions for this one as you can probably see! Normally I stamp nail art images so that they're the right way up when I hold my hands upright, but this time I thought I'd give the other way a go. I started with my thumb nail and was actually meaning to do this one my normal way but forgot, I then completely forgot about which way up to do them for all my other nails except my index finger! For the middle two this was fine as the image can go either way, but I guess old habits die hard! You'll see the shark on my little finger is the opposite way up to the text! Anyway, Overall, I'm pretty pleased with these, and look forward to doing more shark nail art in the future :)
Colours used: Cosmic Girl - Danglefoot Polish, Catwalk Queen - Barry M, Flipper - Urban Outfitters, Black Stamping Polish - Rainbow Connection, White Stamping Polish - Rainbow Connection, Grey - Barry M, Acai Smoothie - Barry M